White River Christian Church

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
Ephesians 6:12

C.S. Lewis, in the Screwtape Letters, when it comes to devils and demons there are TWO equally wrong and equally damaging errors. He said, “One is to disbelieve in their existence -- the other is to have an unhealthy interest in them.”

Paul's Practical Advice for Spiritual Warfare:
2. If you don't realize you are in a battle then you have already lost.

Paul's Practical Advice for Spiritual Warfare:
1. Stand firm-- this isn't about avoiding the battle, but standing in it.

"We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one."
1 John 5:19

Paul's Practical Advice for Spiritual Warfare:
3. If you don't know your enemy, you're already defeated.

Paul's Practical Advice for Spiritual Warfare:
4. The battle is not against people... but against rulers of the darkness.